~Puck~

Day Two:

The next morning…

As I trudged down the stairs, I did my best to prepare myself to face Sabrina. I was embarrassed, but I was more exhausted. I had laid awake the entire night, trying to push Sabrina's horrible words out of my mind, but they wouldn't seem to budge. It had hurt me, hearing her casually telling Red she didn't love me. It was hard to love someone when they didn't love you back.

"Goooooood morning, Puck!" Daphne sang when I walked into the kitchen.

She was standing at the stove, in a stained white t-shirt that came down to her knees, cooking bacon.

"Morning, Marshmallow," I said, walking towards the fridge.

Red and Pinnochio were sitting next to each other, while Sabrina sat at the head of the table. She had a bowl of cereal in front of her. But, she wasn't eating it, just swirling the spoon around in the milk. She didn't look up when I walked in. I knew what she was doing. She was pretending that last night hadn't happened. She was pretending the words had never left her mouth. She always did this. Acted like we were fine when we both knew we weren't.

"Puck, the last slice of pizza in the fridge is mine. Don't you dare eat it." Daphne warned me, after seeing me eye the pepperoni-covered goodness.

"I wasn't going to eat it, I swear," I said, shutting the fridge, and making my way to the stools that overlooked the stove.

Daphne eyed me suspiciously. I gave her an innocent look and went back to staring at the granite countertop.

"Puck Goodfellow, not eating everyone's leftovers… seems a bit weird to me." She walked towards me. "What's going on?"

"Nothing, nothing." I forced a laugh, hoping no one would be able to tell I was upset.

The night before, I had tried to avoid a fight with Sabrina, by ending our conversation with a joke. But Sabrina wasn't dumb. And I could tell by the way she was acting this morning that she knew she had hurt me.

"Okay…" Daphne said, turning back to the hot stove.

"Hey, since when did you learn to cook?" I flicked the side of her head, hoping she would go along with my quick subject change...

"Owww, that hurt." She groaned, before rolling her eyes. "And I learned to cook while you were back in Ferryport Landing, ignoring my sister. It's all she talked about! 'Puck hasn't texted me!' 'Puck hates me!' "
Everyone turned to look at her, including Sabrina. But, the girl didn't seem to notice, as she continued with her little act.

"'Puck's so mean!' 'He won't talk to me!' 'Puck doesn't wanna grow up and have a million little EverAfter babies with me!'" She used her hands to mimic rocking a baby.

My mouth dropped open, and I looked over at Sabrina, who was turning bright red. I don't think it was just her sun-burn. But she, and Pinnochio and Red, were still staring at Daphne. But Sabrina looked different. I think it was the way her light blue eyes were getting darker. I stepped back, out of the way of the angry girl, who was walking towards Daphne.

"Daphne Delilah Grimm," Sabrina said, almost sweetly.

"I don't think I was supposed to say that…" Daphne scratched at her neck.

"I don't think so either," Sabrina said.

"Owww…" Daphne groaned.

She was laying on the couch, with an ice pack on her head.

"Maybe if you didn't go and blurt out my secrets to everyone, you wouldn't be crying on the couch." Sabrina called.

I looked out the window, it was raining. It had been for the past few hours. We had been stuck in the house all day. And for the past three hours, all I could think about was Sabrina thinking I had been ignoring her. She knew why I hadn't texted her. So, why was she mad? I had done exactly what she asked. She didn't seem very bothered by it anymore, and she, Red, and Pinnhcoio had been playing the same game of Monopoly. I had tried to join and lasted for about two rounds. Board games took so much brain-power that I just didn't have.

"No, Pin, you have to pay Sabrina rent, because you landed on her property, see? She owns Park Place." Red held up a card.

"Pin?" I cried.

"Stop," Daphne scolded me. "I think it's cute!"

"You'd think a demon was cute if he put on a pink bow and wore a sparkly dress." I rolled my eyes at her.

I had made an effort for the past few days to get something out of 'Pin' about the situation with Red. But he refused to tell me anything. If Red had told Sabrina anything, the night before, I had been asleep. I had woken up when I heard my name and then started listening. But other than what Sabrina had said about loving me, I couldn't hear anything over the conversations Pinnochio was having with himself. I had considered suffocating him with my pillow but I quickly decided that no one would be on my side if only four of the five house-guests made an appearance at breakfast tomorrow. So, since we had arrived at the beach, every night I had laid awake imagining what it'd be like to finally kiss Sabrina again. But, I was starting to think that wasn't going to be happening. She had said it so casually. It was like I meant nothing to her. Like the past five years didn't exist in her mind. I hadn't been ignoring her for the past six months. There had been a reason I didn't text and a reason I didn't call. But, I didn't want to put the house-hold through another fight today. After Sabrina and Daphne's little screaming-match this morning, I think we all just wanted to stay calm. So, I dropped it. It wasn't like me to let her get away with things. Usually, I would poke and prod her till she got so mad that she punched me. I loved when she got mad. It was so hot. But, it wasn't hot that she thought I had been ignoring her for the past 6 months.

We were in my room after Thanksgiving dinner. The entire house was asleep. Granny was in her bed and Mr. Canis in his. Henry and Veronica were in the room that used to hold Mirror, but now held a king-size bed and a sofa, to try to distract people from remembering what happened in that room. Pinnochio and Red were in their respective rooms and Daphne and Sabrina were supposed to be in theirs. But, instead of getting the rest we needed, the three of us were sitting in a circle in my bedroom, playing games. I was happy. It felt like old times.

"Never have I ever…" Daphne looked around the room, deep in thought.

I watched her eyes light up as she spotted one of my apes asleep near the trampoline.

"Never have I ever kissed a monkey!" She giggled.

Sabrina rolled her eyes, looking at me.

"I have." She said.

"Hey, Grimm, that's not nice." I pretended to pout.

"Oh, my bad fairy-boy."

She scooted closer to me, and leaned in, placing her lips on mine.

"Will you forgive me now?" She asked me.

I laughed and looked over at Daphne, who had her hands tightly covering her eyes.

"You know it." I punched Sabrina lightly, hoping she didn't see how much I was blushing.

Daphne peeked through a slit in her fingers.

"Are you guys done? That was gross."

"Then leave." Sabrina motioned to the door.

"Okayyy…" She gave us both an exaggerated wink and stood up.

Sabrina put her head on my shoulder. I laid mine on top of hers.

"I missed you, Puck." She whispered.

"I missed you too," I whispered back.

I lifted my head from hers, and stood up, extending my hand to help her up from her position on the ground. She took it and I effortlessly lifted her up.

"Yeah," I shrugged, laughing. "I work out, sometimes."

"Oh my Lord. Do you ever shut up?" She pushed me and I stumbled back.

"Come here." I grabbed her hand again.

"Puck…" She warned.

I swung her into my arms, wedding style, and flew into the air. I pretended not to hear her protests telling me to put her down. I flew to the tallest hill in my room. You could see everything. I set the girl down and she stared off into the distance. We stood there for a second, in silence. I have no idea what she was thinking at the moment, but I know that all I could think of was how I would have to watch her wave at me through the back window of the car when she left the next morning. I was heartbroken when Sabrina told me that she and Daphne had decided to move back to New York City. I felt betrayed, I had told Jake that I didn't want to collect magic with him, so I could stay here with Sabrina and Daphne. And now they were leaving me. It was supposed to be the three of us, for the rest of the time. Not the three of us, twice a year. I had Red and Pinnochio here, but it was never the same. And I felt like Sabrina choosing to move to the city was her telling me that we were over. Daphne had tried to invite me to live with them. And even though I wanted nothing more than to spend more time with Sabrina, I knew I needed to stay here, and protect the old lady. Plus, Ferryport Landing had been my home for hundreds of years. I had pranks to pull and mischief to make. I couldn't leave it all behind. Still, I considered living with my mother. But, I decided against it. My mom had never loved me like she loved my brother. Neither did my father. My father had never loved me anyway. And even with him gone, it was still a constant mess for me to be around my family. Ever since I met them, I wished I had a family who loved me like the Grimms loved each other. But of course, I never told them that.

So, I lived in Ferryport Landing, with Red, Pinocchio, and Granny. And Elvis. It was hard. I wondered if she ever missed me. I missed her. I missed her every day. Every single time I woke up and went down to breakfast and didn't see her half asleep next to me, shoving oatmeal into her mouth, I missed her. Every time I went to the bathroom and she wasn't standing at the sink brushing her teeth, I missed her. Every time I blasted music and no one screamed down the hall for me to turn it down, I missed her. Every time I left my dishes in the sink, instead of putting them in the dishwasher, and no one told me I was lazy and worthless, I missed her. It just hurt knowing she had the choice to leave and she did. Because I had the choice too. And I didn't.

"Puck?" Daphne said.

"Huh? What?" I asked, snapping back to reality.

"Are you good?" She looked me up and down. "You've been staring at the wall for the past ten minutes…"

"Yeah," I laughed. "I'm great."

I looked around the room. Sabrina was digging through the Monopoly box, searching for money.

"Hurry up, Sabrina. I passed 'Go', and now I get two-hundred dollars." Pinnochio scowled.

"If someone hadn't mixed up everything," Sabrina shot a dirty look at Red. "Maybe, I could find the money."

"Do you guys think they'd let me buy something to eat at the corner store with Monopoly money?" Daphne asked, staring at the ceiling. "Because I'm hungry…"

But, instead of listening to Daphne's silly questions, my mind drifted back to Thanksgiving.

"Here," I had said. "Sit down."

I pulled off my hoodie and spread it on the ground, so her light-blue pajama pants wouldn't be stained from the muddy ground. I sat down next to her. She smelled good. I breathed in, filling my nose with her perfume, that never seemed to wear off. I hoped I'd be able to remember the scent.

"Puck…" She asked, giggling. "Why are you smelling me?"

"You smell good," I stated, burying my face in her neck.

"You are so weird." Sabrina laughed, but I knew she meant it as a compliment.

I closed my eyes, and tried to focus on the moment, and not the fact that in twenty-four hours, this moment would be a distant memory. I listened to her steady breathing. I heard her yawn.

"Are you tired?" I asked.

"A little." She said, quietly.

I scooped her into my arms and gently flew down to my bed. I laid her on the sheets and she instantly shut her eyes. Carefully, I pulled the covers over her, hoping I wouldn't wake her up. She looked so peaceful. I walked around the side of the bed and slipped in. I wrapped my arms around her body.

"I love you, Grimm."

"Love you, gas-brain." She smiled.

"Puck!" Sabrina's voice said, this time not so happy.

I looked over at her, sitting criss-cross on the floor. She rolled her eyes.

"I asked what you want to do for dinner."

"Oh," I said, realizing the Sabrina in front of me, was nothing like the one in my memories.

"Do you ever pay attention?" She started to stand up. "Daphne, you handle this. I'm taking a nap."

The happiness that had filled my mind just seconds ago, had quickly disappeared. Sabrina thought I hated her.